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TIL that four-year-old children on welfare in the United States have been exposed to an average of 30 million fewer words than children of higher income families.

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y45V TIL Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side, All About Steve) is the only woman to receive an Oscar and a Razzie (for Worst Actress) in the same year. Being a good sport, she collected her Razzie in person and won her Oscar the following night.
awZ6J TIL: Two billion years ago, a uranium deposit at the present-day location of the Oklo mine in Gabon, west Africa, had just the right environmental characteristics to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. With ground water acting as a moderator, it operated like a natural version of a nuclear reactor.
PYnEL TIL Whitney Houston died in suite 434 of the Beverly Hilton hotel. After a reported stream of insensitive guests who partied in the room “like Whitney did” and even snapped pictures of themselves lying in the bath where it happened, the hotel removed the room
Z87eQ TIL of former judge Donald Thompson who was convicted of indecent exposure after he exposed himself several times during jury trials. His was witnessed using a penis pump “almost daily” during a murder trial and a “whooshing” sound could be heard on audio recordings of the proceedings.
QNNRX TIL that Batman's suit, arsenal of awesome gadgets, and secret identity were not created by Bob Kane. Gotham City was not even created by him. All these creations belong to Bill Finger, who died penniless while Kane did everything he could to suppress Finger’s involvement in creating the character.